teachers
-
Recently, a teacher in Idaho was ordered to pull two posters from her classroom that were deemed “too political”. One stated “Everyone is welcome here” with hands of different “flesh” colors. The other said “Everyone in this room is welcome, important, accepted, respected, encouraged, valued, and equal” in rainbow colors. She was ordered to pull
-
It’s human nature to always want to be right, and we are often embarrassed to be wrong. If you’re anything like me, I don’t want to open my month until I’m sure I’m correct, because I absolutely hate looking like an idiot in front of anyone. In the past, very few of us were taught
-
As time has passed, the idea of what makes a good teacher has shifted rather dramatically. When I was a kid, most people thought of a good teacher simply as one that passed on the information in a lecture, and it was your responsibility to stay awake and learn it. There is a small amount
Thoughts from the classroom 